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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. What will the future of work look like in Pierce County?

By 2030, 400 million workers worldwide could be displaced by automation. Learn about local efforts from Pierce County leaders in education, business, community and workforce development to [...]

Tacoma-Lakewood just experienced huge employment growth. What does that mean in historical context?

Buried at the bottom of a recent news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was an interesting tidbit that got a lot of attention in Pierce County: From July 2017 to July 2018, [...]

You don’t need a 4-year degree to land a family-wage job in Pierce County

TACOMA, Wash. – What do electricians, truck drivers, nurses and insurance agents all have in common? It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s not. Those are four of the [...]

New Requests for Proposals Reflect WorkForce Central’s Growing Role in Pierce County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – If you follow our website closely, you may have noticed WorkForce Central has recently published two notable Requests for [...]